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CVE-2008-5235

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5235 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the demux_real_send_chunk function within xine-lib versions prior to 1.1.15, affecting the xine media player. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating that an unauthenticated remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with medium attack complexity by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Real Media file, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0461 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5235Moderate

xine-lib: various flaws (CVE-2008-5234 CVE-2008-5235 CVE-2008-5236 CVE-2008-5237 CVE-2008-5239 CVE-2008-5240 CVE-2008-5241 CVE-2008-5242 CVE-2008-5243 CVE-2008-5244 CVE-2008-5247)

May 6, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/31502
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
securityfocus.com / bid/30698
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2382